Hanner v. Tidwell

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Tidford

— Reversing.

Appellee sued appellant on a note allegedly executed by appellant’s decedent and reading as follows:

“One Day after date I promise to pay to Geo. W. Tidwell $500.00 five hundred dollars at 6% interest until paid. For value received of him for cash loaned to me this Jan. 27 — 1937.

“W. 0. O’Bryan.”

The note was written by appellee with a fountain pen on the back of an envelope and allegedly signed by O’Bryan with a lead pencil. By his answer, appellant traversed the material allegations of the petition, and specifically denied that his decedent had…